January 4, 2021
Jasmine Morrison is a parent activist in Newark with two sons in charter schools. For more coverage of her advocacy, see here, here, and here. […]
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December 22, 2020
(This first appeared at Newark Neighborhood View.) Earlier this month, I questioned the lack of actual learning time our students in Newark were receiving during […]
December 10, 2020
Via CNN, KIPP NJ has figured out a novel way to accommodate parents who work days yet are concerned about their children’s academic growth: Offer […]
December 4, 2020
Well, that didn’t go well. Right before last week’s Thanksgiving break, all Lakewood staff members received a letter from Superintendent Laura Winters requiring them to […]
December 3, 2020
That’s a disaster. This school district is now run by the state of New Jersey, what are we doing about this? … We’re failing miserably […]
December 3, 2020
(This post first appeared in Newark Neighborhood View.) As you know from my previous blog posts, my daughter attends West Side High School. Over the […]
December 1, 2020
Hey, there’s nothing wrong with dreaming big. But Sean Spiller, Vice President of the New Jersey Education Association, is letting his ego get a wee […]
November 23, 2020
Matt Friedman of Politico starts his Playbook this morning with a scoop: Sean Spiller, VP of New Jersey’s largest teacher union (NJEA) and Mayor of […]
November 20, 2020
There’s a new report out from the University of Arkansas’ Department of Education Reform that examines funding inequities in 18 cities between traditional public schools […]
November 18, 2020
Life is full of surprises but here’s one that blows me away: Michael Inzelbuch, attorney for the Lakewood Public Schools District, board spokesman, and garrulous […]
November 17, 2020
Keith Benson, President of the Camden Education Association, has a petition on change.org demanding that NJEA “utilize its massive legal apparatus” to “challenge the legality” […]
November 10, 2020
This past March NJ Left Behind broke news that a student at Asbury Park High School was caught with a gun in his backpack. Now […]